Spanish Olympic men’s assistant coach JUAN ORENGA is coming to New Zealand for clinics at Christchurch and Auckland next month.

Coach Orenga is regarded as one of the premier coaches in Europe, making a seamless transition from an elite player into the coaching ranks. A creative guard, Orenga represented Spain 128 times – including the 1992 Olympics – and played with distinction at a number of Spanish clubs, including powerhouses Estudiantes and Real Madrid.

As a coach, he has quickly forged a reputation as a master technician and teacher, guiding the Spanish U19 Men to European glory and leading his nation in the 2009 FIBA World Under 19 Championships in Auckland.

In 2012, Coach Orenga served as an assistant coach on the Spanish Senior Men’s team, which claimed the silver medal at the London Olympics and enhanced its reputation as one of the premier teams on the international scene. Orenga played a key role in the development of many of the players who competed in the Olympics and continues to play a key role in the areas of player development and talented identification in Spain.

FIBA Oceania and Basketball New Zealand will host Orenga in early December for clinics at Christchurch (December 1) and Auckland (December 2).

Each clinic is divided into two sessions – general coaching and an advanced coaching forum:

GENERAL COACHING CLINIC             

• Location: Cowles Stadium 210-220 Pages Road, Christchurch
• Time: Saturday. 01 December 2012 12pm – 1.30pm
• Cost: $30
• Shooting – 3 on 2, 4 on 5, Spanish Basketball principles
• Offence – drills & plays
• Defence – man to man defence drills

 ADVANCED COACH FORUM

• Location: Pioneer Stadium 75 Lyttelton Street, Christchurch
• Time: Saturday. 01 December 2012 4pm – 5.30pm
• Cost: $30
• Spanish System for development of High Performance Pathway
• Cadet development
• U19 Development
• Spanish senior teams
• Relationship with clubs and representative basketball
• Q & A Session

$50 TO ATTEND BOTH CLINICS

Any queries, please contact Shaun Iwikau at BBNZ on (04) 498 5956 or shaun@basketball.org.nz

See the attached flyer for more information, and visit the BBNZ website to register.

 

To keep informed of possible coaching development events and courses you may be interested in, please make sure james@canterburybasketball.co.nz has your details (registration for the CBA coaches database is free). See the attached word document for the requested details.